Birth Records
Death Records
Divorce Records
Marriage Records
Birth Records
The state required births to be registered beginning in 1904, although some Nebraska counties kept registers before that. From 1904 to 1911, births were usually filed only under the father’s name and didn't list the name of the child. Actual birth certificates started in 1912. Compliance was poor for many years. Beginning in 1941, a person born in Nebraska before 1905 could ask to have their birth record put on file (delayed birth).
Microfilm at W. Dale Clark Main Library (3rd Floor): 1874-1910
Douglas County Health Department, opens a new window
Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services, opens a new window
Greater Omaha Genealogical Society Index to Births, opens a new window
Death Records
The state required deaths to be registered beginning in 1904, although some Nebraska counties kept registers before that.
Microfilm at W. Dale Clark Main Library (3rd Floor): 1873-1904; South Omaha Dec. 1895-July 1905; City of Omaha 1895-1915
Douglas County Health Department, opens a new window
Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services, opens a new window
Divorce Records
The state required divorces to be registered beginning in 1909. Some counties recorded them before that.
Douglas County Clerk of the District Court, opens a new window
Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services, opens a new window
Greater Omaha Genealogical Society Index to Divorces, opens a new window (from newspaper announcements)
Marriage Records
The state required marriages to be registered beginning in 1909, however, most counties kept registers of marriages before that.
Licenses and returns available on microfilm at W. Dale Clark Main Library (3rd Floor): 1856-2005; index 1856-1932.
Douglas County Clerk’s Office, opens a new window
Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services, opens a new window
Online marriage indexes:
Greater Omaha Genealogical Society Index, opens a new window (indexed from OPL microfilm)
Douglas County Clerk’s Office Marriage License Search, opens a new window (1940s-current)
FamilySearch Index to Nebraska Marriages, opens a new window (1855-1995)
